Succession was passed to her son who became George I in 1714, marking the start of a long ruling period by the Hanoverian royal house.

High anti-German sentiment amongst the people of the British Empire during the First World War[4] reached a peak in March 1917, when the Gotha G.IV, a heavy aircraft capable of crossing the English Channel, began bombing London directly and became a household name.

In the same year, on 15 March, King George's first cousin Emperor Nicholas II of Russia was forced to abdicate, which raised the spectre of the eventual abolition of all the monarchies in Europe.

In 1947, Princess Elizabeth (who would become Queen Elizabeth II), heir presumptive to King George VI, married Philip Mountbatten (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark), a member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg,[2] a branch of the House of Oldenburg.

"[12] On 8 February 1960, some years after both the death of Queen Mary and the resignation of Churchill, the Queen confirmed that she and her children would continue to be known as the "House and Family of Windsor", as would any agnatic descendants (through the male line of succession, or patrilineality) who enjoy the style of Royal Highness and the title of prince or princess.

Macmillan had attempted to rebuff Iwi, until the Queen advised Rab Butler in January 1960 that for some time she had her heart set on a change that would recognise the name, Mountbatten.

The issue did not affect Prince Charles or Princess Anne, as they had been born Mountbatten before the Queen's accession to the throne.

Following the end of the First World War, however, shifts took place that saw the emergence of the Dominions of the British Commonwealth as independent states.

The shift was recognised in the Balfour Declaration of 1926,[15][16] the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927,[17][18] and the Statute of Westminster 1931.